The Analysis of Higher Order Thinking Skills of Islamic Elementary School Students on Science Subject

Abstract

The study aims to analyze the students' higher order thinking skills (HOTS) in Science subjects at Islamic Elementary School in Salatiga, Indonesia. It is descriptive qualitative research. Using the nonprobability sampling with convenience sampling method, this study involved 120 students as the sample. The data were gathered using tests, questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and documentations. The descriptive analysis with percentile formula was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that the students' HOTS abilities were still at the low level. In Low Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) questions category, the students' ability to answer questions ranged from 0.6 to 0.9 (good). In Middle Order Thinking Skills (MOTS) questions category, the index of the students' abilities was 0.35 to 0.65 (the medium category). In HOTS questions category, the index of the students' abilities was 0.075 to 0.45 (the low category). Therefore, it is necessary to make efforts in improving the HOTS ability of Islamic Elementary School students.

Development of the Game-based HOTS Assessment Instrument for Measuring Science Literacy Skills of Islamic Elementary School Students

“…It shows that there are still students who still need to have a high level of thinking ability, so it becomes the input for teachers to continue making improvements. These findings are in line with the results of research conducted by Susapti and Istiqlal (2021) that most of the HOTS abilities in elementary school students are still relatively low and must be improved. Some cognitive concepts that still need to be improved are the concept of reasoning, linking and implementing.…”